Charles "Lucky" Luciano (/ˌluːtʃiˈɑːnoʊ/ LOO-chee-AH-noh, Italian: [luˈtʃaːno]; born Salvatore Lucania [salvaˈtoːre lukaˈniːa]; November 24, 1897 – January...
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Anthony Garcia (born April 20, 1981), better known by his stage name Lucky Luciano, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. After leaving Latium Records...
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Lucky Luciano is a 1973 Italian/French/US international co-production crime film about the Sicilian-American gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano, played...
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Frank Costello (section Alliance with Luciano)
child. As a youth he joined New York City gangs. Working with Charlie "Lucky" Luciano, Costello was involved in bootlegging operations during Prohibition...
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was abolished for the Commission, a ruling committee established by Lucky Luciano to oversee all Mafia activities in the United States and to mediate...
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Genovese crime family (redirect from Luciano Family)
families. The modern family was founded by Charles "Lucky" Luciano and was known as the Luciano crime family from 1931 to 1957, when Vito Genovese became...
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began turning poorly for Masseria, his second-in-command, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, saw an opportunity to switch allegiances. In a secret deal with Maranzano...
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criminal associate of the legendary Lucky Luciano, Genovese took part in the Castellammarese War and helped Luciano shape the new American Mafia's rise...
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bosses"). However, Maranzano was murdered in September 1931 on orders of Lucky Luciano, who established a power-sharing arrangement through a governing body...
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but was murdered on September 10, 1931, on the orders of Charles "Lucky" Luciano, who established The Commission, in which families shared power to prevent...
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Federal Bureau of Narcotics (section Lucky Luciano)
Newark, Tim. "Lucky Luciano: Mafia Murderer and Secret Agent" (PDF). Upi (1982-04-19). "Charles Siragusa, Ex-Agent; Took Action Against Luciano". The New...
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on April 15, 1931, in a hit ordered by his own lieutenant, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, in an agreement with rival faction head Salvatore Maranzano. Giuseppe...
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American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate...
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Maranzano was murdered within six months on the orders of Charles "Lucky" Luciano. Luciano was a former Masseria underling who had switched sides to Maranzano...
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The Commission (American Mafia) (category Lucky Luciano)
the governing body of the American Mafia, formed in 1931 by Charles "Lucky" Luciano following the Castellammarese War. The Commission replaced the title...
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1920s, Lucchese had become a strong ally of fellow mobster Charlie "Lucky" Luciano and became a top member of Gaetano Reina's crime family. During Lucchese's...
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gambling and car theft. Lansky, who had already had a run-in with Charles "Lucky" Luciano, saw a need for the Jewish boys of his Brooklyn neighborhood to organize...
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Havana Conference (category Lucky Luciano)
Cosa Nostra leaders in Havana, Cuba. Supposedly arranged by Charles "Lucky" Luciano, the conference was held to discuss important mob policies, rules, and...
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known today for his 30-year pursuit of the Italian-American gangster Lucky Luciano, but also pursued other criminal personalities in his career; escaped...
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American journalist Lucky Luciano (1897–1962), Italian-American mobster Marco Luciano (born 2001), Dominican baseball player Michelle Luciano (fl. 2000s–2020s)...
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Mobsters (film) (category Cultural depictions of Lucky Luciano)
rise of Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. The film stars Christian Slater as Luciano, Patrick Dempsey...
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led by prosecutor Thomas Dewey, and also threatened by fellow mobster Lucky Luciano. Schultz asked the Commission for permission to kill Dewey, in an attempt...
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Hoodlum (film) (category Cultural depictions of Lucky Luciano)
"Bumpy" Johnson (Laurence Fishburne), Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth), and Lucky Luciano (Andy García). In 1934, Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson is released from Sing...
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criminals in their own right, including Johnny Torrio, Al Capone, and Lucky Luciano. The area of Manhattan where four streets – Anthony (now Worth), Cross...
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the 1919 World Series. He was also a mentor of future crime bosses Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, Bugsy Siegel, and numerous others. Rothstein...
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bosses of the modern Five Families, the others being Joseph Bonanno, Lucky Luciano, Joe Profaci and Tommy Gagliano. Mangano made the waterfront his family's...
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television and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of gangster Lucky Luciano in the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire. He has also played Earl...
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his professionally working name after the Italian-American gangster Lucky Luciano. Grills is credited for initiating the Mo Awards, an awards show that...
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Crime Syndicate in the 1930s and later became an adviser to Lucky Luciano and his Luciano crime family. Torrio had several nicknames, primarily "The Fox"...
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close associates with future Cosa Nostra bosses Joe Adonis, Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Vito Genovese and Frank Costello. In early 1931, the Castellammarese...
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